republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/sb-3398.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DFPR-PROFESSIONAL SERVICES-LLC"
description: "Amends the Professional Service Corporation Act. Provides that the certificate of registration shall expire on January 1, 2019, and on January 1 of every third year thereafter, for any professional service corporation that renders services that are regulated by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Establishes a renewal fee of $40 for a certificate of registration issued by the Department. Makes similar changes to the Medical Corporation Act. Amends the Limited Liability Company Act. Defines \"professional limited liability company\". Removes provisions prohibiting a limited liability company from rendering certain professional services, and instead provides that a limited liability company that intends to provide a professional service licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation must be formed in compliance with the Professional Limited Liability Company Act. Amends the Professional Limited Liability Company Act. Defines \"license\". Provides that one or more individuals may organize a professional limited liability company by filing articles of organization with the Secretary of State on forms furnished by the Secretary. Sets forth certain requirements the articles of organization must satisfy. Provides that the company name of a professional limited liability company must contain the terms \"professional limited liability company\", \"P.L.L.C.\", or \"PLLC\". Lists the professional services a professional limited liability company may render, with certain exceptions. Provides that a professional limited liability company's certificate of registration shall expire on January 1, 2019 and on January 1 of every third year thereafter; and that the renewal fee for a certificate of registration shall be $40 (rather than calculated at the rate of $40 per year). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 3398"
citation: "Illinois SB 3398 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d417e7da-fb9d-43c1-8208-a9aeedb832ab"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3398&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=111342&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "68f1096e9bfd8e58549fec64f9f352a1ca448f68a4cba13cc532825577845b46"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 3398 (100th) — DFPR-PROFESSIONAL SERVICES-LLC

Amends the Professional Service Corporation Act. Provides that the certificate of registration shall expire on January 1, 2019, and on January 1 of every third year thereafter, for any professional service corporation that renders services that are regulated by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Establishes a renewal fee of $40 for a certificate of registration issued by the Department. Makes similar changes to the Medical Corporation Act. Amends the Limited Liability Company Act. Defines "professional limited liability company". Removes provisions prohibiting a limited liability company from rendering certain professional services, and instead provides that a limited liability company that intends to provide a professional service licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation must be formed in compliance with the Professional Limited Liability Company Act. Amends the Professional Limited Liability Company Act. Defines "license". Provides that one or more individuals may organize a professional limited liability company by filing articles of organization with the Secretary of State on forms furnished by the Secretary. Sets forth certain requirements the articles of organization must satisfy. Provides that the company name of a professional limited liability company must contain the terms "professional limited liability company", "P.L.L.C.", or "PLLC". Lists the professional services a professional limited liability company may render, with certain exceptions. Provides that a professional limited liability company's certificate of registration shall expire on January 1, 2019 and on January 1 of every third year thereafter; and that the renewal fee for a certificate of registration shall be $40 (rather than calculated at the rate of $40 per year). Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3398&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=111342&DocNum=3398&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3398eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=111342&DocNum=3398&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB3398enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=111342&DocNum=3398&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-16** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-11** Do Pass Judiciary; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2018
- **2018-04-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2018-04-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 20, 2018
- **2018-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2018-04-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2018-04-26** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Althoff `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2018-04-26** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2018-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-07** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-14** Effective Date August 14, 2018
- **2018-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0894 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d417e7da-fb9d-43c1-8208-a9aeedb832ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).